Campaign against Measure 50 smashes record
With nearly a month to go before the ballots are counted, opponents of Measure 50 have spent $9.2 million on their campaign — a record for Oregon by any standard. Nearly all the money has come from big tobacco companies that hope to persuade voters that it’s a bad idea to tax tobacco products to pay for children’s health insurance.
The big spending means the tobacco companies understand that their message is a tough sell. They also know they’re on their own — no one will step forward to help them make their case. And they believe that with glitz and repetition they can sow enough confusion and doubt to turn voters against Measure 50. The tobacco companies wouldn’t spend so much unless they thought they could win. More…
American Cancer Society
Oregon PTA
Oregon Medical Association
Oregon Business Association
Oregon State Fire Fighters Council
Oregon Alliance of Retired Americans
American Heart Association/American Stroke Association
Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon
Oregon Association of Hospitals and Health Systems
Oregon Education Association
Children First for Oregon
Oregon Nurses Association
United Seniors of Oregon
Governor Ted Kulongoski
Oregon Pediatric Society
Oregon Academy of Family Physicians
Oregon AFL-CIO
Children’s Institute
March of Dimes, Greater Oregon Chapter
Medford Chamber of Commerce
United Cerebral Palsy of Oregon and SW Washington
Basic Rights Oregon
Willamette Dental Group
Kaiser Permanente
Oregon Academy of Otolaryngology – head & Neck Surgery, Inc
Oregon Academy of Ophthalmology
Oregon Federation of Nurses and Health Professionals
Social Action Committee, West Hills Unitarian Universalist Fellowship
Nurse Practitioners of Oregon
Oregon Supported Living Program
Human Services Coalition of Oregon
Planned Parenthood Advocates of Oregon
Lane Coalition for Healthy Active Youth-LCHAY
Portland City Club
Basic Rights Oregon
Metropolitan Alliance for Common Good
Oregon State Council for Retired Citizens
Mid-Valley IPA
The Urban League of Portland
American Lung Association of Oregon
Oregon Alliance of Children’s Program
Coalition for a Healthy Oregon
Northwest Health Foundation
UFCW 555
Pearl Buck Center
American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network
Legacy Health System
Oregon Public Health Association
Juvenile Rights Project
American Federation of Teachers
American Association of University Women
National Council of Jewish Women, Portland Section
Community Action Partnership of Oregon
Oregon School-Based Health Care Network
SEIU, Local 503 and Local 49
Tuality Healthcare
American Jewish Committee
Oregon State Public Interest Research Group
CareOregon
Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Oregon
Community Health Advocates of Oregon
PeaceHealth - Oregon Region
The Oregon Rehabilitation Association
Our Oregon
Portland Habilitation Center
Save Oregon Seniors
Council for Children’s Expanded Physical Education
Jewish Federation of Greater Portland
Oregonians for Health Security
Women’s Rights Coalition
Albertina Kerr Centers
Lane Individual Practice Association
Upstream Public Health
Oregon Primary Care Association
Portland Business Alliance
Providence Health System
AFSCME Council 75
AFSCME, Local 328
Campaign For Tobacco Free Kids
Oregon Association of Nurse Anesthetists
Oregon Dental Association
Gray Panthers of Oregon
National Association of Social Workers - Oregon Chapter
Oregon Food Bank
Oregon Health Action Campaign
Stand for Children
Community Health Partnership
Oregon Association for the Education of Young Children